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(Photo by Wendy Card)](https://newbernnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/New-Bern-Fireworks_edited-1024x419.jpg) *Fireworks at Lawson Creek Park taken on July 4, 2022, in New Bern, NC. (Photo by Wendy Card)* Celebrate America’s 250th birthday in New Bern, Havelock, and River Bend NC. **New Bern** Enjoy the Glorius Fourth celebration, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Tryon Palace in New Bern. New Bern’s Independence Day Parade begins at 10:30 a.m. on Pollock Street and ends on Craven Street. Stop the Violence Unity Weekend Community Cookout is scheduled for 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. at the Craven Terrace big field. The New Bern Southpaws and Carolina Yankees will play at 4 p.m. at Kafer Park, 603 George St. Independence Day activities will continue at 5:30 p.m. at Lawson Creek Park, 1309 Country Club Road. The park’s boat ramp #2 will be closed all day and ramp #1 will be closed from 5 p.m.; fireworks will start around 9:15 p.m. and ramp #1 will be open after fireworks conclude. **Havelock** City of Havelock Freedom Festival, 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Havelock City Park. Fireworks will start around 9 p.m. **River Bend** River Bend’s Independence Day festivities kick off with a car show from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. The parade will start at 10:30 a.m. on Plantation Drive, to Shoreline Drive, to the River Bend Country Club. They’ll have live music, a bounce house, a petting zoo and a golf tournament. By Wendy Card, editor. 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